SAT and ACT score converters

Took the New SAT and now worry about how your score translates into the Old SAT with
its 2400-points scale? Or took both SAT and ACT and now you are not sure, which
results are better to send with your college application? We deliver a convenient
online tool to help you. Use our converters to compare your New SAT results to the
Old SAT and vice versa, easily compare SAT score to ACT composite score!

If you took the SAT: SAT to ACT Converter

If you took New SAT (out of 1600) - type in your results and get ACT score
equivalent

If you took Old SAT (out of 2400) - type in your results and get ACT score
equivalent

New SAT to ACT converter

Old SAT to ACT converter

Step 1 of 2

Enter your SAT scores

New SAT

Back

Step 2 of 2

The ACT equivalent of a new SAT score is:

ACT SCORE out of 36

Step 1 of 2

Enter your SAT scores

Old SAT

Back

Step 2 of 2

The ACT equivalent of a old SAT score is:

ACT SCORE out of 36

If you took the ACT: ACT to SAT Converter

If you took ACT, enter your composite sсore and get corresponding Old SAT result

If you took ACT, enter your composite sсore and get corresponding New SAT result

ACT to new SAT converter

ACT to old SAT converter

Step 1 of 2

Enter your ACT scores

Total scores

Back

Step 2 of 2

The new SAT equivalent of a ACT score is:

SAT SCORE out of 1600

Step 1 of 2

Enter your ACT scores

Total scores

Back

Step 2 of 2

The old SAT equivalent of a ACT score is:

SAT SCORE out of 2400

Our converter is based on the official College Board data. The College Board released
concordance tables to help college admission officers, students, parents and others compare
New SAT, Old SAT and ACT scores.

SAT Score Converter

The new SAT is scored out of 1600 after the adjustments made in 2016. The old SAT was scored
out of 2400. If you took an old SAT, you can convert your score to the new SAT score using
the SAT Score Converter.

For the High School Class of 2016:

Most students in the Class of 2016 will take the old SAT, and most colleges will convert new
SAT scores to old SAT scores.

For the High School Class of 2017:

Most students in the Class of 2017 will take the new SAT, and most colleges will convert old
SAT scores to new SAT scores.

New SAT to Old SAT

Old SAT to New SAT

Enter your total & section scores (Please enter all 3 scores)

Step 1 of 2

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing

Math

Total Score

Back

Step 2 of 2

An estimate of what your score would have been on the old SAT

TOTAL SCORE out of 2400

From Critical Reading + Math + Writing

SECTION SCORES

Reading and Writing out of (1600)

Math out of 800

Enter your test scores(Please enter all 3 scores)

Step 1 of 2

Reading

Writing and Language

Math

Back

Step 2 of 2

An estimate of what your score would have been on the new SAT

TOTAL SCORE out of 1600

From Critical Reading + Math + Writing

SECTION SCORES

Reading and Writing out of 800

Math out of 800

Concordance table

Old SAT Score(600-2400)

New SAT Score(400-1600)

ACT Composite Score(11-36)

2400

1600

36

2390

1600

36

2380

1590

35

2370

1590

35

2360

1590

35

2350

1580

35

2340

1580

35

2330

1570

35

2320

1570

35

2310

1560

35

2300

1560

35

2290

1550

34

2280

1550

34

2270

1550

34

2260

1540

34

2250

1540

34

2240

1530

34

2230

1530

34

2220

1520

34

2210

1520

34

2200

1510

33

2190

1510

33

2180

1510

33

2170

1500

33

2160

1500

33

2150

1490

33

2140

1490

33

2130

1480

32

2120

1480

32

2110

1470

32

2100

1470

32

2090

1460

32

2080

1450

32

2070

1450

32

2060

1440

31

2050

1440

31

2040

1430

31

2030

1430

31

2020

1420

31

2010

1410

30

2000

1410

30

1990

1400

30

1980

1400

30

1970

1390

30

1960

1380

29

1950

1380

29

1940

1370

29

1930

1370

29

1920

1360

29

1910

1350

29

1900

1350

29

1890

1340

28

1880

1340

28

1870

1330

28

1860

1320

28

1850

1320

28

1840

1310

28

1830

1300

27

1820

1300

27

1810

1290

27

1800

1290

27

1790

1280

27

1780

1270

26

1770

1270

26

1760

1260

26

1750

1250

26

1740

1250

26

1730

1240

26

1720

1230

25

1710

1230

25

1700

1220

25

1690

1210

25

1680

1210

25

1670

1200

25

1660

1200

25

1650

1190

24

1640

1180

24

1630

1180

24

1620

1170

24

1610

1160

24

1600

1160

24

1590

1150

23

1580

1140

23

1570

1140

23

1560

1130

23

1550

1120

22

1540

1120

22

1530

1110

22

1520

1110

22

1510

1100

22

1500

1090

21

1490

1090

21

1480

1080

21

1470

1070

21

1460

1070

21

1450

1060

21

1440

1050

20

1430

1050

20

1420

1040

20

1410

1030

20

1400

1030

20

1390

1020

20

1380

1020

20

1370

1010

19

1360

1000

19

1350

1000

19

1340

990

19

1330

980

19

1320

980

19

1310

970

18

1300

960

18

1290

950

18

1280

950

18

1270

940

18

1260

930

17

1250

930

17

1240

920

17

1230

910

17

1220

910

17

1210

900

17

1200

890

16

1190

890

16

1180

880

16

1170

870

16

1160

870

16

1150

860

16

1140

850

15

1130

850

15

1120

840

15

1110

830

15

1100

830

15

1090

820

15

1080

810

15

1070

810

15

1060

800

14

1050

800

14

1040

790

14

1030

780

14

1020

780

14

1010

770

14

1000

760

14

990

760

14

980

750

13

970

740

13

960

740

13

950

730

13

940

730

13

930

720

13

920

710

12

910

710

12

900

700

12

890

690

12

880

690

12

870

680

12

860

670

12

850

660

12

840

650

12

830

640

12

820

630

12

810

620

11

800

610

11

790

600

11

780

590

11

770

580

11

760

560

11

750

550

NA*

740

540

NA*

730

530

NA*

720

520

NA*

710

510

NA*

700

500

NA*

690

490

NA*

680

480

NA*

670

470

NA*

660

460

NA*

650

450

NA*

640

440

NA*

630

430

NA*

620

420

NA*

610

410

NA*

600

400

NA*

Why take SAT or ACT?

SAT and ACT are standardized tests, designed to evaluate students’ level of knowledge and
readiness for college. As high school grades and extracurricular activities may vary from school
to school, standardized test is intended to generalize students’ knowledge assessment. The
majority of U.S. colleges and universities require SAT or ACT to apply.

The ACT (American College Testing) is scored on a scale of 1–36. It consists of 4 major
sections - English, Math, Reading, and Science. The writing section is optional and evaluates
writing skills obtained in English classes. Writing doesn’t affect a composite score.
You get 45 minutes to complete 75 questions in English section, 60 minutes for 60 questions in Math,
35 minutes for 40 questions in Reading and 35 minutes for 40 questions in Science. The questions
are designed in the form of the multiple-choice tests.

ACT allows using a calculator for every part of the math section. The science section tests
critical thinking skills. Math section covers a broader range of mathematical concepts and
doesn’t provide any formulas at the beginning, unlike SAT does.

The SAT (originally called the Scholastic Aptitude Test) was originally designed not to
correspond to high school curricula. But in 2016 it was revamped, and now it indicates how
students learned the curricula and examines skills they are learning in high school that they
are likely to encounter in college and beyond.

The Old SAT is scored out of 2400 points. It consists of 3 major sections: Critical Reading,
Mathematics, and Writing. An essay is optional with 25 minutes given to write it. The composite
score doesn’t include point gained for an essay. 70 minutes are allotted for 67 questions
in Critical Reading, 60 minutes - for 49 questions in Writing, 70 minutes for 54 questions
in Mathematics.

How was the SAT redesigned?

The new SAT has a 1600-points scale. It consists of the Evidence-based Reading and Writing
section and Math section. The former includes Reading Test and Writing and Language Test. The
total score is a combination of section scores. The essay is optional and is an analysis of
a source. It doesn’t impact overall score and is reported separately. The math test focuses
in depth on 3 fields of math: Problem Solving and Data Analysis, Heart of Algebra, and Passport
to Advanced Math. The sections are broken down as follows: 52 questions and 65 allotted
minutes - Reading Test, 44 questions and 35 minutes - Writing and Language, 58 questions and
80 minutes - Math, 1 question and 50 minutes - optional essay.

Which test should I take - SAT or ACT?

SAT and ACT differ in many ways. The pace of SAT gives you more time to think the questions
through, in ACT you’ll have less time to ponder. ACT tests a wider range of mathematical
concepts and has more questions on trigonometry and geometry. Ask yourself how confident
are you in memorizing formulas: SAT gives math formulas at the beginning of the section,
ACT doesn’t. Note, that SAT has a no calculator Math section. Do you have any science background?
You’ll have to work with graphs and charts in the ACT’s Science section. In the Reading section,
SAT has more information to work with and analyze, so you should be good at remembering details.

All in all the best way to figure out in which test you’ll perform better is to take full-length
practice tests in both.

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